The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-12-21

ing and requiring the town council OF
hock Hill to issue bonds for educational
purposes; (House) authorizing the treas
I:er OF Berkeley county to transfer to
the credit OF the school districts OF said
county certain funds; chartcring the
town OF Glover; (House) authorizing the
tre'"lrer OF Berkeley county to place the
bH 20 of the trial justice tax in st. An.
Or, parish, levied in 1884 and 1855, to
tho cielIit o, past Indebtedness of 1885
tHouseJ amending the charter of the
town OF florence
Senator Patterson's bill Gin relation
to forfeited lands, delinquent lands and
the collection of taxes, passed-2O to TO-
The Columbia Canal bill has passed
Its three readings in the Senate, and no
awaits the action Of the House.
The bill to establish scholarship in the
Winthrop Training School at Columbia
Is also pending in the House.
The bill to abolish the Office of Master
in Laurens county was killed in the Sen
ate by a vote of 1G to 10.
Among the bills passed by the Senate
are the following: Bill to amend all Act
tor the prevention of cruelty to animals.
Bill to charter the Bennettsvilo and
Cheraw Railroad Company.
Bill to amend an Act to provide for
and regulate the incorporation of banks
in this State.
Bill to repeal Section of an Act to
regulate appeals in criminal cases.
The bill (by Mr.. Keitt, of Newberry, }
to establish separate Agricultural Col
lege and to dovolve the duties of tic
Department OF Agriculture upon the
Directors of such College, was laid on
the table upon the motion of that gen
tleman. He stated that ho considered
the que. ton of establishing q separate
Agricultural College settled by the action
on the Unive rsity bill, and that he had
no desire to consume time uselessly.
His motion was adopted.
The bill to incorporate the Columbia
Club caused some little debate in the
House, but was finally passed, after
changing the name Of tho organization
to the Columbia Social and Literary
Club"
On motion of DR.. Pope, the enacting
words were stricken out of a bill to
amend Section 1852 of the General
Statutes, SO as to give tho Railroad Com
missloners SiO0 for Office rent instead OF
$500. as now allowed
The Senate bill to pension Confeder.
ate soldiers and sailors has passed the
House and will of course become law.
The Columbia Canal bill was read and
ordered for consideration.
The following bills were read Tie third
time:
To fund the deficiency bonds at il per
cent
In the Senate yesterday the bill pro
vidlng for separate Agricultural College
was Killed by vote of 26 TO i-SCuutOrs
Crews, Bicmann, Edwards and Murray
constituting the adhcrcnts
The bill imposing the punishment Of
hard labor upon persons convicted by courts
or municipal authorities was indefinitely
postponed on its second reading 10y Il vote
Of lS To 1G
Il bill making it msdcmcanor for any
person to obtain board or lodging At pub.
lie or private house and depart thcrcfrom
without the knowledge of The proprietor,
leaving his bill unpaid was killed
The bill authorizing the city Of Columbia
to guarantee and pay the coupons on bonds
to be issued by the Board of Trustees of
the Columbia Canal passed its second
rc"dny.
The Joint Assembly.
AT o'clock yesterday afternoon Tie two
houses met in joint assembly in ihc Hall of
the l'"uSc OF Representatives for the pur-
pose clccting a Commissioners of Agri,
cul'ul arH 'wo Directors of the State
Pcnitent"ry
\ rcSn' zion had been adopted resolving
that There should he no speeches, aud the
nominations consequently were confined
simply To an announcement Of the names
of the candidates.
Lieut.. Governor Mauldin called the two
houses to order and called for nominations
for the office of Commissioner of Agri-
culture
Mr.. OBricn nominated Col. a. p. But.
lcr The nomination was seconded by DR..
Pope.
Mr.. Anderson nominated Mr. VI. l..
Donaldson, of Greenvillc The nomination
was seconded by Mr. Raysor
The vote resulted as follows: Butler %,
Donaldson 55.
The following gentlemen were placed in
nomination for Pcnitcutiary Directors:
Messrs. a A Sarratt. Thomas O. Sanders
John s. Scott, l. $. Allen, Michael +.
Kennedy.
The vote resulted in the choice of Mcssrs
Sarratt and Sanders